Improvement in toy wind musical instruments



P. H. SPORRER.

Toy Wind Musical Instruments Patented April 7,1874.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER H. SPORRER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 149,540, dated April7,1874; application filed March 16, 1874.

To all whom it may concern.-

- Be it known that I, PETER H. Sronnna, of Baltimore, in the county ofBaltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toy Musical VVind-Instrument; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings andto the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to a new and improved toy musical wind-instrumentand consists in the novel arrangement and combination of harmonica witha horn or trumpet, so that an increased volume of tone is obtained,which will be more fully described hereafter.

-partitions a dividing the harmonica into small In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a horn or trumpet with theharmonica attached, having a portion of the casin g removed to show theinterior construction of the harmonica. Fi 2 is a perspective view ofthe casing and harmonica detached from the horn or trumpet.

A is the horn or trumpet, differing in no re spect from those of theordinary form and construction, and may be made from brass or of othermetals, and afterward plated, and, if desired, may be ornamented in anymanner to meet the tastes of purchasers. The shape, form, orconfiguration of the instrument is not deemed essential, and is leftentirely to the judgment of the manufacturer. The horn or trumpet Aterminates at its smaller end in a bend, b, to which is attached thecasing B, and to which is connected, in any suitable manner, theharmonica O. The casing B is of thin sheet metal, or other suitablematerial, and is of triangular form, having attached to its lower end ashort tube or extension, c,.of slightly larger diameter than the bendI), so that it will snugly fit over the end of the tube or bend. Thisarrangement will admit of the casing and harmonica being removed fromthe horn or trumpet when required. The upper or larger portion of thecasing is formed with a pocket or socket, f, into which is placed theharmonica G; and to insure an air-tight joint between the harmonica andeasing a packing, of rubber or other with, and a shoulder or extensionleft on the upper portion of the casing, to allow it to be attacheddirectly to the metal casing of the harmonica by soldering or otherwiserigidly connecting it.

The harmonica 0 needs but a brief explanation, as it is of the ordinaryconstruction, onsisting of small metallic reeds cl, of differentlengths, secured to the side pieces of the harmonica over openings madetherein,

compartments, the notes being produced by the vibrations of the metallicreeds, caused by the air or breath of the performer forced into thecompartments.

It will readily be seen the advantages resulting from the combinationwith such an instrument of a horn or trumpet, referred to in thespecification, not only in largely increasing the volume of tone, butthe bend or curve in the trumpet serving, as in other windinstruments ofsimilar construction, as a handle, by which the performer can moreconveniently control the instrument than when using the harmonica alone.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A toy musical instrument consisting of a harmonica and a horn ortrumpet attach ment combined, and arranged substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

2. A harmonica provided with a triangular casing, B, and adapted to formthe mouthpiece of a born or trumpet, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

, PETER H. SPORRER. Witnesses:

Tnos. D. D. OURAND, G. E. HAMILTON.

